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Old May 8th, 2007   #21 (permalink)
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I would add audacious to "Music Players" because its look&feel is like xmms/winamp and it is actively developed, unlike xmms which is dead.
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Old May 13th, 2007   #22 (permalink)
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@Proto Didn't like the Command Line way so this is better (also its better for newbie's)
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Old May 18th, 2007   #23 (permalink)
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Regarding my last post on a multimedia studio based distribution, I recently found that

Ubuntu Studio

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Old July 2nd, 2007   #24 (permalink)
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As nice distros, I would recommend keeping a copy of SAM Linux 2007, and Puppy Linux 2.16 available on CD's at all times, to prevent disasters, and unproductive periods. Those work directly from CD's, and dont require hard drives for operation (provided there is enough ram obviously).


- SAM Linux 2007 is a buffed up clone of PCLinuxOS 2007
(with added codecs, convenient softs, usability and 3d effects that makes it a visually attractive, appropriate, quality choice especially for first-timers).
Note:PCLinuxOS is itself Mandriva-based.

- Puppy Linux is a superlightweight distro that fits into 128 megas of ram and works fast/reliably on very old computers. Keep those P II's handy, cuz there's still hope for 'em.
Can also boot from a USB drive as well.

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That should be enough for now. Let's keep room for creative additions.
I'll add a few softs here later. Distributions first.

Also, a few links, or repository links wouldnt be too bad. Let me remember the biggest repository's adress and I'll be right back. Yes, even bigger than Debian's.
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Old July 2nd, 2007   #25 (permalink)
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A nice addon to Hard Core Rikki's distro's is Slax its a Linux distro that boots from a Usb Flash Drive and is based on Slackware. I use it when I am not home or when I need to fix my pc.
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I'm kinda partial to Gentoo LiveUSB, myself... though I honestly have my own reasons for such. Instead of going for universal compatibility like most liveCD and liveUSB distros do, I configured this to only work on a Via C3 (or in my case C7) CPU. That way the machine is useless until I stick my USB "key" into my car .

However, as a universal liveUSB distro, it's pretty solid. As long as you keep the stick in read-only mode, it's lightning fast and won't destroy your stick.

The reason you'd want it in read-only mode is because of a limitation of Flash - a limited number of writes before it becomes a paper weight. Basically, you keep a "scratch pad" in RAM to write to, and on shutdown you do an rsync back to the stick to record finalized changes (and only the changes - not a single byte that didn't change is re-written... well, beyond file system limitation, at any rate). Cool stuff.
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Burning:
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Linux Mint, a distro based on Ubuntu with bunch of extra stuff.
Also adjusted to allow easier transfer from Windows for users.
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Compiz Fusion.

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Old September 4th, 2007   #30 (permalink)
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You forgot:

Krita (better than GIMP for print jobs)
Sodipodi/Scribus
Tomboy (a wiki notepad)
Puppy Linux (minimalist distro that fits in ram and allows to remove disc, even on hyperold comps)
Trinity Rescue Kit (could save your systems when nothing else can)

I'll probably add something nicer later
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Old November 27th, 2007   #31 (permalink)
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AcetoneISO2: CD/DVD image manipulator for Linux, basically like a Daemon Tools.
Kiso: Manager that can convert images between various formats.
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vmware, so i can run win xp with all ms office tools :P
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Old December 23rd, 2007   #33 (permalink)
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No love for Music Player Daemon and its various clients (ncmpc being very delicious)?
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No love for Music Player Daemon and its various clients (ncmpc being very delicious)?
I find normal music players (Audacious, amarok, etc) to be just as good qualitywise and more flexible with playlists and such than MPD and its clients.
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What I like about it is that it plays my music even when I turn off the X server. I tend to turn X off from time to time.
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... should we create a section for the obscure apps?
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Old February 5th, 2008   #37 (permalink)
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only the best deserve a mention. This is not a list of everything that exists, merely the most highly regarded apps. btw, the windows list looks slightly more confusing than necessary

Add Transmission ot the list, under Bittorrent client for Linux. Its turned into a nice uTorrent alternative, and now that its Ubuntu's official BT client, this can only presage for good things.
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Old May 18th, 2008   #38 (permalink)
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My personal favorites:
Audacity
Exaile (basically a GTK+ version of Amarok!)
GCC
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GIMP
Inkscape
MPlayer
OGMRip
OpenOffice.org
OptiPNG
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Old June 24th, 2008   #39 (permalink)
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1. NTFS configuration tool
2. Rythmbox/Amarok
3. K-torrent/Azureus
4. aMule
5. WINE
6. Pidgin
7. FF3 and Thunderbird
8. Open SSH
9. Latest Ubuntu release (8.04 LTS)

That`s what I prefer And recommend ...
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Old June 25th, 2008   #40 (permalink)
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Iceweasel - Debian Firefox
Xchat - IRC Client
Pidgin
Deluge - Best Torrent Client

Media
VLC
Smplayer - Best MPlayer frontend
Amarok
GIMP

Other
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Compiz + Avant-window-navigator - Eye Candy + Docking Program
Virtual Box - Virtualization Program
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